2017 ALEX GAMBAL BEAUNE MONTAGNE SAINT DESIRE BLANC MAGNUM

Composed of relatively equal proportions of clay, sand, rock and silt on top of the limestone marl bedrock, Clos Saint-Désiré is grown high up on the slope of Beaune just above the famous red 1er Cru Clos des Mouches. Here the soil is surprisingly deep for this higher altitude site at nearing the apex of the Montagne Saint-Désiré. The wine is replete with solid mineral intensity and a surprisingly more full body due to the combination of deep topsoil mixed with a high proportion of limestone rocks.